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see

 
 
/siː/ verb (present participle seeing, past tense saw, past participle seen)

Translation

EYES [I, T] to notice people and things with your eyes
görmek
Have you seen Jo? Turn the light on so I can see.1081
UNDERSTAND [I, T] to understand something
anlamak, kavramak, farkına varmak
I see what you mean. I don't see why I should go.1121
MEET [T] to meet or visit someone
görüşmek, ziyaret etmek, görmek
I'm seeing Peter tonight. You should see a doctor.16591658
WATCH [T] to watch a film, television programme, etc
seyretmek, bakmak, izlemek
Did you see that film last night?1081
INFORMATION [T] to find out information
öğrenmek, bilgi edinmek, bulup öğrenmek
[+ question word] I'll just see what time the train gets in.1986
IMAGINE [T] to imagine or think about something or someone in a particular way
hayal etmek, görmek, kabul etmek
I just can't see him as a father.1103
BELIEVE [T] to believe that something will happen
inanmak, olacağına inanmak
I can't see us finishing on time.1114
HAPPEN [T] to be the time or place where something happens
tanık olmak, olmak, görmek
This decade has seen huge technological advances.1752
see that If you ask someone to see that something happens, you want them to make sure it happens.
bak gör, işte bak, farketmek, hissetmek
Could you see that everyone gets a copy of this letter?11151895
see sb home/to the station, etc to go somewhere with someone, especially to make sure they are safe
güvende olduğunu görmek, güven/emniyet içinde birini bir yere bırakmak
Let me see you home.1641
I'll/we'll see used to say that you will make a decision about something later
Hele bakalım/bakayım!', 'Dur bakalım/bakayım!', 'Bir düşüneyim/düşünelim!'
"Dad, can I have a guitar?" "We'll see."1559
see you informal used for saying goodbye
Görüşürüz!', 'Hadi hoşçakal!', 'Görüşmek üzere!'
→ See also be glad/happy, etc to see the back of sb/sth → See also see eye to eye (with sb) → See also see red2118
see about sth/doing sth phrasal verb
to deal with something, or arrange for something to be done
icabına bakmak, gerekeni yapmak, halletmek, çözümlemek
You should see about getting your hair cut.1115
see sth in sb/sth phrasal verb
to believe that someone or something has a particular quality
birinde bir yeteneği/kabiliyeti görmek/keşfetmek
I can't understand what you see in her (= why you like her).1110
see sb off phrasal verb
to go to the place that someone is leaving from in order to say goodbye to them
uğurlamak, yolcu etmek, uğurlamaya gitmek
My parents came to the airport to see me off.1641
see sb out phrasal verb
to take someone to the door of a room or building when they are leaving
geçirmek, kapıya kadar geçirmek; yolcu etmek, uğurlamak
Don't worry, I'll see myself out (= leave the room/building by myself).1641
see through sb/sth phrasal verb
to understand that someone is trying to deceive you
iç yüzünü anlamak, gerçek niyetini anlamak, içini/aklından geçenleri okumak, aslını esasını anlamak, hakkındaki gerçeği görmek
I saw through him at once.1121
see to sth phrasal verb
to deal with something
icabına bakmak, gerekeni/gereğini yapmak; bakmak, ilgilenmek, meşgul olmak
Don't worry, I'll see to everything while you're away.2140
(Definition of see verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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